Spotlight On…Disney+
Edinburgh TV Festival 2022
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55m
At last year’s Edinburgh TV Festival, Disney+ commissioners challenged UK producers to develop shows with a sense of scale and with real ambition. This year, commissioning team Johanna Devereaux, Lee Mason and Sean Doyle will explore how the Disney qualities of optimism, hope, joy and a sense of community can translate into inclusive storytelling which doesn’t get dated. Disney+’s first UK drama original, Wedding Season, will also be in the Festival’s Masterclass thread this year.
Up Next in Edinburgh TV Festival 2022
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Spotlight On…Channel 4
As Channel 4 looks to stave off privatisation by the current government (at the time of writing), Ian Katz joins us at a crucial moment in the channel’s history. How has the threat influenced the inner-workings of the channel, and what does it mean for those in the room looking to get commissione...
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Spotlight On…BBC
In this year’s Spotlight On the BBC session, we’ll be hearing from Charlotte Moore about how the BBC is promoting a distinctly British perspective in all it does. Moore will also be joined by Fiona Campbell, Jon Petrie and Kate Phillips to delve into the details of the commissioning strategies ac...
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Spotlight On…Amazon Studios
Since 2018, Amazon has spent over £1 billion on TV, films and sports content in the UK. At a time when ordinary is not good enough, Georgia Brown will talk about Amazon’s strategy of diversifying their slate. Joined by her commissioning team, Brown will be talking about what it takes to get commi...
